Born in Val de Polcevera, near Genoa, he was mainly active in his native city, where he trained with Bernardo Castello.
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He returned to Genoa in 1585 after the death of his father, where he took up teaching, mentoring among others Giovanni Andrea Ansaldo, Simone Barabino, Giulio Benso, and Giovanni Battista Castello.